Start on the early road to success while having fun, learning new skills, and making money with this guide of more than fifty entrepreneurial ideas.Filled with delightfully simple business ideas, Better than a Lemonade Stand! is a fun guide packed with creative ideas that show how to start a business with little or no start-up costs, attract and retain customers, develop negotiating skills, and more.Originally written and published when the author w...

Did you know...The average person eats up to 430 insects a year?Dinosaurs used bad breath as a weapon?A soccer player runs about 7 miles per game?An ear of corn always has an even number of rows?Want to perplex your parents and flabbergast your friends with the who, what, where, why, how, and "yuck!" about the world we live in? Then you need this all-in-one collection of the weirdest, most fascinating, and sometimes just icky truths out there! Y...

Do you own your stuff—or does it own you?Whether someone lives in a mansion or a studio, drives an SUV or a Mini Cooper—stuff often builds up into an endless stream of clutter, taking over living spaces and complicating lives. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience organizing living and work spaces, renowned organizing expert Regina Leeds has the solution for conquering clutter in every room of one’s house, along with in one’s office, car, and garage....

This fun and fact-filled guide to entrepreneurship for kids, fully updated, is packed with cartoons, quizzes, games, and stories about starting up a business and making money from it.A savvy brother-and-sister team, Arthur and Rose explain everything you need to know with 20 super business ideas for kids, ranging from lemonade stands to recycling:Business budgetsRecord keeping and filingTelephoning and e-mailingUsing the ...

Everyone wants to be successful—and today’s youth are no exception. After the massive success of Jack Canfield’s The Success Principles, thousands of requests came rushing in to develop the most important success strategies for today’s teenagers. Their calls have been answered.Even though many teens are urged to get good grades, many feel lost when it comes to setting powerful goals and creating the life they really want. Jack Canfield, cocreator of the famed Chicken Soup ...

Have you ever tried to write a poem about a pizza? How about a pig? How about a pigeon, penguin, potato, Ping-Pong, parrot, puppy, pelican, porcupine, pie, pachyderm, or your parents?Jack Prelutsky has written more than one thousand poems about all of these things—and many others. In this book he gives you the inside scoop on writing poetry and shows you how you can turn your own experiences and stories about your family, your pets, and your friends into poems. He ...

In Explore Money! With 25 Great Projects, money is more than something to earn, save, and spend. It’s an opportunity to explore history, art, science, economics, and math! While checking out the change in their pockets and bills from their banks, young readers search for hidden treasures, learn how money can multiply, and see how countries keep their currency secure. Very large and very small numbers take on a new relevance when seen through the lens of money.Using familia...

How should we handle our money? Lily wants a new bike. And a new raincoat. And ice cream. But how many of these things does she need?As Lily and her dad drive around town, Lily soon discovers that wants and needs are different things. She picks out which things people have to have. She might even remind her dad that he doesn't need root beer!Learn how to be wise about money! These simple, engaging stories present basic financial literacy concepts, such as s...

From the early days of traders and trappers to today's global online marketplace, business is the glue that holds our world together. In Entrepreneurship: Create Your Own Business, children learn what it takes to transform a great idea into their own new business. Through plenty of hands-on activities, art and history meet economics and math while young readers gain a solid understanding of how a business works.Kids use familiar resources to develop a business idea of thei...

Have you ever really looked at a one dollar bill? There are lots of strange symbols and words on it. Do you know what all those symbols and words mean? How about the answers to these questions?What are the two circles on the green side of the dollar bill?What number shows up a lot on the dollar bill?What symbols does the eagle hold?Find out more about the U.S. One Dollar Bill and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.The Educational Version...

Got goals? This empowering guide shows how to tackle your to-dos with confidence and enthusiasm so that you can transform anxiety into accomplishment.It’s great to dream big, but with day-to-day demands and stresses that seem to dominate our lives, larger goals are easily overlooked or can seem completely out of reach. Procrastination, insecurity, and negative thinking can get in the way as well. But with the eight simple steps in Doable, anything and ever...

What do people do at the Olympics? Readers pick from eight different scenarios and experience "next best thing to being there yourself" opportunities for interactive career exploration. Sidebars promote additional learning activities and independent reaserch